Quick, and I mean Quick, Update

• Seeing people get arrested at Target is kind of scary.
• I love getting new clothes from Old Navy relatively cheap.
• Movie-watching is one of my favorite past times I have decided.
• Getting stuck at the Jason's Deli parking lot with a car that doesn't start isn't all it's cracked up to be.
• Having guy friends with jumper cables IS all it's cracked up to be.
• Taking random pictures on campus is quite entertaining.
• I don't want classes to start; I just want to wake up, watch movies with my roommates, go shopping, go out, come home, and sleep. :)

Alright, now it's on to the sleeping part.

Nighty night!

All Moved In!

The much anticipated day is finally here!!! I'm FINALLY back in College Station. I am so excited to be back! However, I did NOT miss the traffic. Granted, it is the first day of dorm move-in, and everyone and their mom (literally) was on the road at 8:00 tonight. Of course I just had to go to the grocery store when everyone else was there. Oh well, good ole College Station!

So, I'm pretty much all moved in to my "new" apartment. Surprisingly, there's a lot more room in the room I'm sharing with Sammi than I thought. I have a twin bed (which is totally great) and Sammi has a full, and there's plenty of room. I'm so excited about this semester. I say that a lot, but I really am. I'm most excited about relaxing a little more.

We're watching this comedian on Comedy Central named Brian Regan. He's HILARIOUS! He's not one of those dirty comedians that you cringe when you listen to them; he's got true humor. That's something that's hard to find these days.

Ahhh, it feels good to have a week and a half to do whatever I want! And by "whatever I want" I mean pay tuition and by a laundry basket because I totally left mine at home. Yesss!

Ok, I'm a little hungry even though it's almost 10. I'll have to tell my iPod story next post. It's quite interesting.

-A

Senior Year: Things to Do

I sort of hit me just a few minutes ago that I truly have just one semester left in Aggieland. Then I started to think of all the things I've told myself I would do before I graduated, but I haven't done them yet. Boy, how time flies. So I decided to make a list of everything I wanted to do in College Station before this semester is over. It's very proactive of me, don't you think? I'll probably need a lot of motivation and a lot of company with these adventures, so feel free to join me!

First, even if it is illegal or whatever, I want to go pond hopping. I can't believe I'm a senior and I've never done this.

Second, and I still can't believe this one, I want to go dancing at The Hall. Well, I need to learn how (or brush up on my skills), and then I want to go. Everyone talks about going to The Hall, and I've sort of been interested, but you know how I can procrastinate. Now that my time is running out, I have to get off my bottom and go!

I want to have a picnic with friends in Research Park. That seems easy enough, right?

(Katie, I have you to thank for this one, and I'm sure this will be occurring A LOT.) I want to go hang out at a coffee place for hours. I go to Sweet's or Starbucks all the time, but I never really hang out there. I'm a people watcher, so this activity will be especially up my alley. Like I said, I'm sure this one won't be on the list very long.

I WANT TO TAKE A ROAD TRIP. 'Nuff said.

I'm going to all the yell practices, all the Silver Taps, Breakaways, football games (home games, at least), etc.

I'm getting my picture taken with Reveille. She's been to my old apartment (of course I wasn't there when she was), and I've never had a picture with her. Yes, I'm going to be THAT Aggie. :)

That's all I've got for now. If you (whoever's reading this) can think of something else, you should totally let me know, and then go with me on whatever adventure it might be!

Now it's time to continue transferring files from my old computer to my new one! Yay!

-A

Episode II: Revenge of the Summer

So, I thought that other post was "too long," but when I saw it on my actual blog, it really wasn't. But that's OK. Now, you're getting two for the price of one! Oh, I know you're very excited!

I decided to make a list of the things I learned from being a waitress. So, here it goes:

1. Get Dr. Scholl's foot inserts for your shoes no matter how "comfortable" they seem at first. Spending eight hours walking around like a mad woman will give you some intense blisters.


2. The customer is always right even if they're completely wrong.
   
3. Tex-Mex food is overrated. Taco Bell is right next door... yummy!


4. Smelling like fajitas all the time is not attractive.


5. Carpal Tunnels is a minor side affect of carrying all those thick ceramic plates on trays.


6. People will do just about anything to get a free bowl of queso.


7. Making table-side guacamole is not as glamorous and "five-star" as it seems, so give your server a break... don't order it!


8. You will definitely hear some conversations that you could have lived the rest of your life without knowing the gory details.


9. People who were born in 1984 get offended when you card them. Yeah, I know.


10. I was going to try to round out this list with a #10, but I can't really think of anything else sarcastic to say. Haha.

All in all, being a waitress was a good experience. At least now when I go to a restaurant, I'll know exactly what my server's thinking.

Ok, so yet again, I've started this post and it's now Thursday, and I'm just now finishing it... on my NEW LAPTOP!! I was going to get a Gateway one, but it wasn't really on sale, and may or may not have gone on sale on Saturday. So then my parents and I went to Sam's and looked at their laptops, and they had a Compaq one with the exact same specifications for the price we were thinking of paying. We ended up going to Wal-Mart to actually get it (because it was $30 cheaper) and here we are! Now, I'm just trying to figure everything out. That's one bad thing about getting a brand new computer- you have to start ALL over with files and pictures and Office and virus protection. I ordered the virus protection from A&M, and it was free and they just emailed it to you. So I hope that works! I still want to delete all those programs new computers come with that you never use. That'll probably help mine start up faster.

It's 7:15 in the morning. I should be studying for my biology final, but instead I'm distracted by my new toy! Who wouldn't be? But I guess I really should be studying...

Until next time...

-A

Family Reunion

This might be a long update; just a warning. There's just so much to say!

First, as promised, here are some pictures from my little trip to visit family.

This is Aunt Elouise, me, and Mom in McComb, Mississippi.

Mom and Aunt Darleen (she's actually my cousin) in Baton Rouge.

And this is my cousin Tabitha's new puppy, Mirabelle! She is so funny.

So that's pretty much all the pictures I took from that trip. Unfortunately, I didn't get to spend that much time with Tabitha because she's getting ready to go on a missions trip to Italy! I'm so excited for her and everything God's going to teach her in such a beautiful and amazing place.

My cousin Corey actually got to come home from Pensacola, where he's stationed right now for the Navy, so I'm glad I got to see him. He brought a bunch of his Navy buddies with him, and they were all SO FUNNY! One is actually from Friendswood. Another one was from Nebraska, and they all "pick" on him saying stuff like, "The only fun thing for you to do is cow tipping!" Poor kid. He got a little embarrassed... probably because it's true! Haha.

I'M DONE WITH WORK! It feels so good, although part of me feels guilty because so many of the servers are college-aged and going back to school, so the servers who are staying have to work a bunch of doubles while they find new people to hire. I might go back during Christmas break depending on what we're doing. It couldn't hurt to pick up some extra money!

Also, exactly one week until I'm back in College Station. I'm so ready. I'm also very sad that this is the last time I'll be saying that I'm so ready to go back to College Station. I don't feel grown up yet; time's getting the best of me! This is how ready I am: I've been watching all those heart-warming, goosebump-y videos on YouTube about A&M. Ok, so I was totally going to post the video, but I can't get it to work. So, if you're that curious just go to YouTube and search "Aggieland" and watch them ALL!!

I started writing this post a few days ago and I'm just now getting around to posting it. But I think it's a little long so I'm going to post this and start a new one! (I know, I'm a nerd.)

-A

Home Sweet Home

I just got finished with yet another lab exam. I think I did pretty well; it was over all of the phylums, so I had to look at a bunch of gross worms and dead frogs in those jars filled with who-knows-what-fluid. But, in other news, I got a 94 on my lecture exam. My first 'A' on a lecture exam. I guess making those 87 flashcards paid off a little.

My parents and I got back from our Louisiana/Mississippi trek yesterday evening. It was pretty fun. Just way too short of a trip. And, unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to go to Canton. I was sad. I'll post pictures and other details later.

This week is my last week of work. If they schedule me for every day I'm available, that's only 5 more days! And only 14 days exactly until I'm back in College Station. And only 8 more days of summer school... ever! Can you tell I'm feeling the countdowns??

I found a desk for my apartment. I'm really excited because I was getting a little worried about that. It's a dark brown finish (almost black) and it's really cute. It's from Target, and I'll probably go buy it tomorrow. Yay!

It kind of looks like this, but just a little different.

Well, I guess I should get back to class. It's been fun!

-A